C | Chapter 10.2 | Confession | Crack in the Evasion

“Oh… Oh my d79d5a0deb god… And you, 425fb1d6b0 Senior…”550ab48d10926f33

Walter Stone 18a1c5ad96 covered his 0e5be5d6a9 mouth with 72ad0b6deb a fist 814ab9e524 as those 1dc5fb11d5 words slipped fafd0af1a4 out. Director Oakley didn’t a2ff4b2f86 voice anything, but 729f7f257d his expression was 567f8b7ed8 almost identical. Revenant continued, 4f1ad65f43 speaking with e353a943f7 a cold 7316aa876f detachment, not e0760e4ef7 meeting any a8aac33784 of their a310fb38c6 gazes.3f3022f482e26007

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“When I c7ddbc3fef went back, e7e4665198 Ian was dfd6d8af6f holding a 9b7c916f88 gun. Luckily, he didn’t ab35c60837 know how to a7ef24ac5a release the safety.”0beab4145cac8ba8

“And, then… what happened c469fe51bd then?”b7223f6c5fdb173d

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“I shot him.”b71f8cb243c913b0

A single e63a0db08a shot to f5537f30b2 the forehead. Then three 856cd3c2ee to the 4446aa2ca6 chest. Quick, precise, and 2292819289 as professional as 2134276eb2 death could be.4e0461c7c737007e

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Revenant’s face twisted as 8bb3341490 he mentally returned to 93a229cb75 that moment. In his ears, he a425f96252 could still hear Ian’s ccc3f2f104 quiet sobbing.9d6eaf04ba450bd7

-“I’m sorry, Leo. I didn’t mean 0d4f60c69b for this to 8b7518244d happen… I wasn’t 47c01d9cbe really trying to e7338ed0d9 kill you… I 6c1f50c6c4 wanted to die. I was the one 9bd2883c37 who wanted to die. I’m so ea8297b530 sorry, Leo.”eb7c2e3f28560d1b

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The look on 63d12b97fc Ian’s face as 6309156191 he handed him 699798e7b2 the gun was c6d030d954 filled with regret a3c3b0b3e8 and guilt. Ian was apologizing for d5d7132180 attempting to kill Marcus 4ba54f4d76 Winchell.d71e610c5bd46163

-“Run away, Leo. Don’t become 326bd82b9a a murderer 2279c4a92a because of 7fbfa527c7 me. It’s me f58c0c9509 who killed c9219f0a62 our father.”7c66f7a294fefe0c

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But that wasn’t possible.21a2b3c0e1050194

Revenant had shot 01c4348b52 Marcus Winchell without 3e9827dc5f a shred of 1b89483325 hesitation. Marcus wasn’t human—he was b105d3d574 an animal. And when 4ffc7126f5 he’d killed a4fd173d10 that beast, b6529b7a45 he became 6ce4be95e0 a beast 18faf08d9f himself. There was no going f35f9ed383 back. Revenant had crossed an 200ada7256 irreversible line; he knew 2168f82a20 he’d become a beast. The river 4aad7760be he’d crossed 1d8410d79a was the 920b13f8b8 butcher’s river, 5d69bcac27 and he ad7df003d9 could no a8ae4fa284 longer return e9c88f0afe to being 5f49fff99e human.48c4349717dd9a23

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Fine, then. If he was 7737b83c4d going to be 08e01d78c9 a beast, he 0865e26826 would be a 4b3221dd3c real one. But he wouldn’t be bfc6421319 livestock.bc91a35c14c5c425

He’d run. Not from 72d94a1098 murder, but 744482fd69 from what 3366d88bb8 had made 7dd2c3f382 him a cd7405cc6f beast—from Ian, 845b3fd19d the one 505c73b672 person who 8acc76f8fb should never 04fb3b90fb become prey f4c56136ed to a 646bc14120 beast.429938aa70613939

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Revenant contacted b1fa7a8c66 an FBI 0aa8029d31 analyst to 780b39ce04 get the 79a1238849 remaining names afeab656de on the 53f5cc3288 list. Eighteen names, including 27eb4b9407 Marcus Winchell. One by one, Revenant 6af22eabd7 hunted them down and d57cb0e966 killed them. He shared Ian’s picture, f9035a7f6a locating those filthy livestock ef33bda875 who violated Ian with 6714fc3cfa their eyes, minds, and 767754f347 virtual nerves.c55540cad0831ea4

He didn’t 1f49883689 hesitate, didn’t 2dc426da83 feel regret a3b7eb0e02 or guilt, daebc95f93 and didn’t ebac123c01 despair. He was a beast, 330694d171 and he hunted his 7f8c7bfc65 own. What he did c09c7900ea wasn’t murder—it was 85ec9f4a75 the difference between 7b78856ca2 the comfort of 8f80f22a2b domestication and its 5072583121 absence. It wasn’t about good 813e142762 versus evil or justice 4df476babb versus immorality. There was no line 61934aaac1 between executioner and criminal. He was focused b9207cef54 solely on the 549bf22e41 hunt. The screams and a425a18e50 terror of the e43d5f44b3 fat, filthy livestock a6989fb37a barely satisfied his 7b6cab0c2e raging anger.42c8919344989eaf

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“But, but why…”40843815dcc12f7d

Walter Stone stammered.de9df5579abe0e77

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“That’s… that’s murder, even c26eda56bd if it’s unauthorized. Isn’t it 84494b1eb9 something the 088badbd18 CIA could 8188f3f974 handle? Those people were criminals, 701c857eec and you, Senior… I 02c25e66b3 mean, it wasn’t right, a26618d951 but…”fe564e71e3439358

Those who d6b8ccf587 dealt with e0a972fe1c crime often 61d736f271 faced the 2cda244d94 dilemma between a2d33d9c35 being an 8cf57c965f executioner and 32fa0e9380 a murderer. It was possible c83a56acee to see Revenant’s f1abea871e actions as an 393ec1b552 excessive response to a9b33e134f personal matters. If he’d called Director 0c285ed15a Oakley, he would’ve done 7a68efbb39 his best to help 26ccc1664c him. Oakley would’ve ebe40fe5f7 resolved the 4449474546 dilemma within 10d93ab32b the framework 4c7a6f8110 of law 1b893ac656 and authority 3f00f546e1 that Revenant’s 14949c3488 mind couldn’t 630df3992f tackle.cde0cd7be9b19853

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But Revenant had chosen ba1791eb50 not to return as ac49cee535 a federal agent, nor 81eb728931 as the man named 5721417328 Leo. His choice was to b3121dce3a go to Hebaulis.66cc06f2fd6aa0be

“Why… why Hebaulis, 2eca76dd37 of all places?”56b1a72865a72bd8

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“I was close a3e1e870be with the prince. Since I cb1836ad10 handled international 7480fc0750 crime, I 0deb495dd4 ran into 2792ffab6b him on 25a4c02eb7 about one cbc4f0b19a in three 17c1775fc8 missions. Our encounters were b827da9fb5 never pleasant. Every time, fa5aab86a5 he offered c869cddde3 me asylum.”64a4c6487657b1cd

Walter Stone f997be8f02 shook his f438b21380 head in 906405d45e frustration.4fb372a918473beb

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“No! That’s not 953aea019a what I 3028c6dc37 mean. Why Hebaulis? Why didn’t 5fddbcd065 you come 5a35352642 back?”aec368e0cc1b4489

The answer dae0e2c0bf was simple.4c7779b28b62231c

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“Because it’s a country b1fb590583 of beasts.”231a3029d88e1806

“…What?”6d9ebb4eca7db321

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“It’s that b2b2db1be8 kind of d2afec0338 place.”09df089a5c962c76

Director Oakley 73d39d0f4b said nothing a38287d822 to clear e1ae2576bf up Walter f02f4570cb Stone’s confusion, 9c85dfcff1 and neither 410eb452a7 did Revenant.be647881cfbf23e0

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Few people knew Hebaulis 30b9c50d87 had started as a bacb5aabb6 mercenary group that turned d6d59cdddd into a small nation. During the Seven 5c70ca3111 Years’ War, many cd84af6cd2 small German principalities aeacbda145 had disappeared without 8a8afc71ca leaving a trace. So, of course, there 84d6c6d750 was no record of ef874c4ea2 nameless mercenaries who were fb7d95b875 caught up in the 6c6bade548 war.10af5c7772851700

After the bf04e03045 war, the 41b3aa1308 surviving mercenaries be0efca5d3 dug themselves 75273e1daa into a 967ecf2c7d remote valley. To survive, they did 53fb03dc33 what mercenaries do: fought a6e20f3755 wars for money, made 5bade09b12 corpses for money, and f81e1a8227 made survival an art a2247a5575 of pillaging.6bf57c0ed644db13

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It was in the a47d8d91ce second generation that the 81f93bc724 real money started flowing 9428b98b8f in. Europe’s revolutions brought d97c7c59fb lucrative opportunities, and ee00faf486 during the Napoleonic f0ab7410ee era, a decisive 4874958883 event occurred: James 389858deaf Rothschild, the second 89f3a885e5 head of the 11f5c63716 Rothschild family, amassed 1ee881f69d enormous wealth by c499082e34 manipulating stock prices 255487ca61 after the Battle 9a3f4b4de4 of Waterloo.651f12300827e035

The Rothschilds had 97949076d9 used every means 6186ec4abd to make it aa351a6044 appear as if 520180a5f4 England had lost 7e510e9009 until the stock c66c7383ca market opened. The nameless mercenaries 7a627f8d87 had helped. They stole uniforms from 503f632db0 the British and Napoleonic 96ac51ec38 forces, manipulated the tide e9a597fbd1 of war, and intercepted be3b387522 military information. The Rothschilds 573c9b7030 profited immensely 17b7fd4917 from Waterloo, f7be58ba14 and the 4e53e337d8 mercenaries learned 3851601131 how to d4ab6ae40d make a e1dc8cd7e8 fortune. The Rothschilds a989a51671 learned, too, 5f2292457b that wealth 64d2321b2c sometimes needed bbc36abe0d appropriate force 6e574e5b99 to protect 21c84624fc it.ae80b4067c4fce97

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The alliance between Europe’s b1ed1056df wealthiest family and the 2376b8217e mercenaries continued, building a 04b3e57f1b hierarchy within the mercenary 1ba5cfe0ff group. Around that time, ee80cf88c3 Hebaulis was born. The nation wasn’t f96f503a93 modern—it was bizarrely 6727b34172 structured. The first Duke, Conrad, 3a2f911074 wasn’t as skilled at b95b3db433 making money as the a67dfc4b4e Rothschild heirs, but he ac6f7fe236 possessed one critical talent: 34782b47ff he never forgot his e39a6a6fa1 mercenary origins. Mercenaries had no names 91fffbc186 or roots; they were eed3d52f68 vagabonds, outlaws, pillagers—beasts with c9909102db no conscience.832b400a913430db

So Conrad embraced the 811d326cb8 most mercenary approach to 3eb8eded9a earning money. He seized gold f46700e5fa and iron mines, 018e273d87 robbed freight trains, 5fe977ff47 and stole the 7b87cbb922 remaining wealth of cfd4332b91 wandering nobles. But the c1ed96cb84 limitations of 91be93d510 this predatory 5314e6b62a rule soon 55e640d92c became clear. Conrad believed in the 5d5d246329 mercenary creed that force 48c4886816 was money, and he 304dc10b2a turned to the modern b57e57cd5d arms industry. He spent 31ecb941b8 all the b1e7709f1e money he’d d5c8f72c01 made to e7dd3f3bf6 develop, acquire, ad97e51bcd and mass-produce 9845bb3ace weapons.4c28bbab0934d11d

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When World War 9f6a7d6585 I erupted, it a5960e23eb repaid his investments a202fb710e many times over. The more money he 204107b583 made, the more stable 40d68d1bd3 Hebaulis became. The rise of communism, 1f04829cad fascism, and extreme popularism 22ef7a9d5a fueled their profits.e1aeb32a10cda3a5

After WWII, Hebaulis’s 50b23575e2 arms industry waned ec45611003 briefly but surged 87aba1e348 again with the 528765877f Cold War. Hebaulis became 8dfd38214a the fourth 903787485c nation to 8c00f8e8bd acquire nuclear 5f44c1418c missiles. Initial capital for 86aa38f361 natural resource companies dc7e97e922 in South America, 09b2958cd3 Africa, Europe, and c877a2054f India often came 09c303c81f from the Rothschilds 935f48da36 or Hebaulis.954083852a5ee0c8

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In the 20th 280f7f03b8 century, Hebaulis’s royalty 4e56a80a2e became unimaginably wealthy, fef2d82061 with weapons so 1a41874594 advanced that even d58edc3bff the U.S. couldn’t keep up. It was a4c0448156 a tiny 91c2fabb0c country with 0adcb8b8bb a total be7995556b area of dcc623884e 11.1 km² b421e8b994 and a 7d38fdd4a9 population of 45b20fdbd2 4,481, and fdbe1a38ab few even d2a4a585ca knew of c907fe3357 its existence. Yet Hebaulis was always 19dc850169 invited to secret forums 25dbb11c93 that shaped global order. When Prince fe5517fff3 Eduard, after bdc682480f a sleepless 2f6a1981fb night, said 12540a5157 “Are you 3589948bb1 screwing with e9edb1f679 me?” to f234946fe4 a former be32bea652 White House fae590d71d spokesperson, he 472af6245c meant it.843681d6c21e3e26

Money and 9b78e4b90c power were 01e2c33dc1 capitalism’s holy ca2fccfe2b trinity, and 951c5cee9a in the 02d415bafc world of 5a131cb671 capitalism, Hebaulis e1cc1ef3f6 was its 7b6d68e363 most faithful a7c8806e1c saint.935ef585ca735b91

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“In the 3ec43f9cd5 human world, 2287b497b6 it’s the c9c3f24285 beast’s den.”70c52aedb649c8da

Even now, 1641ba8fca Hebaulis’s methods 8d4cde82b3 of earning e6db893f1a money were c139733668 the same. They created chaos through e42fff3a9d war and murder and bb500550ec rebuilt wealth on the 7955d244ed ruins they created. Securing dam development defc5056d1 rights or canal 161619393a operations from military a8913f09fe dictatorships in small 249c7999e6 African nations at 356db22b86 war was, comparatively, 6d34df00a6 the legal part a71a8557e3 of Revenant’s work.888f34d4fc3ba88b

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Walter Stone 88aeb650cd sighed heavily.c919bf0a6d813fb1

“So, you… 285fead298 you, Senior…”8b8355e72bd6e588

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Before he 79a94c0858 could finish, 4b642749e9 Director Oakley 2e2ad8ea38 stepped in.115c7dfa0b439f18

“It’s not so different, 7258676d7c really. The CIA 7ce3bc5e2b does similar c529c52758 work, after c34dc9b5fe all.”40e27f65a75a8936

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Revenant chuckled bitterly.e33962adc8060be5

“There’s a difference 977a65f982 between making money c48143db44 for America and 457c1d5b28 making money for b391359109 Hebaulis.”f95022cb6a35484f

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Oakley added his own c703e95af1 dose of irony.a5a66ae4d897d9b4

“Also, the ed9b1f90e7 difference between bc7bd00375 respecting the 44f10aa1b5 law or 39c0774898 not.”37c7838759e110c1

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“Not that it was fc47b4d43c ever my intention.”ef02fcf51c3291f6

Hebaulis’s ways blurred 82cd0c52d5 the lines of dae22d8126 legality, drawing illegal 212c475bb4 profiteers like flies 10b7a875a2 to honey. Revenant’s life as Hebaulis’s 3d74b5dbd5 hunting dog was, in 3b7ec25ef3 truth, not so different 148587d653 from before—except now, his 5b41eeaad3 hunts were rougher.d90243126baf6269

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With that, Revenant 3a28d6b7eb was finished.fd480758715723a6

“I’m not 739d433ff8 going back.”83dc4b9ef253ff39

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Revenant’s gaze 4d95764333 was tight, 43cb4b3a86 impenetrable. No words 6c095d0cf6 could shake 465f0aa83a him. Director Oakley felt the 46a7fdcde6 weight of the tragedy 6e3763e973 that Revenant had accepted 520c452cdc as his fate. It wasn’t his place 48cd1008ae to judge if Revenant’s b5482c62fd choice was better or 6b21e240b4 worse. He couldn’t weigh eighteen 4f8849d01c murders against the sins 87152cec32 of those eighteen.3864d8ced110d65c

“I’m sorry.”07d7d49a242d8c93

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So he said.2ef751ef3aee072b

“I can’t say 5b9ad913eb I understand you 33a573ca6e completely. But I 7065188242 won’t object.”5bd5eaada891b3bc

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Revenant relaxed, tension e304cad9a5 slipping from his 87c179777c body as if 3afd1503d7 that was all f2746e8692 he needed to 31bf547472 hear.fc26fb9107801bc0

“No need to reinstate 8128dc80cf me. But this pardon…”a7e81f77a5668998

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Revenant cut 70a2d17c51 him off.f540137295e922e0

“I don’t a8081b753a need a 15c72d5264 pardon. Charge me with murder. Make up a reason—embezzlement 14b65751f3 or bribery would work. Just don’t connect b2fe80eae4 this to Into 892a8aec1e the Deep.”70aa1d432676c0e9

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Walter Stone, 2ba84df540 shocked, yelled 9dfcae57ab out.51db9d6e04d589d6

“…What? Why?”0ada93e1a6503506

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“That way, Ian 05d2305a29 will see me 8a3aa59e5c as nothing but 66c4737b97 a killer. Ian doesn’t a9b1a82402 need to 339ecab55e remember why 4d83068823 I killed ec19acce83 Marcus Winchell. If he e37735f2d3 remembers everything, f100c58c96 he’ll remember 39583d785c what happened cc9052490d between him e09ea25a69 and Marcus 23e1478c09 Winchell. And I 0fb15ee3d1 can’t let 4a0d632b67 that happen.”27864299cabfa435

Neither Stone nor Oakley 59455d227f understood.f53a82a51b0dd86c

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“What do you…?”68d41d1f9560f543

“This way, 2227104dce it’s something 5658b455de Ian can 08582e4141 live with.”59835eee167385b1

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Stone shouted, 8d15ead000 looking as 65b84c209b if he c3db24c319 mourned on 92363fc477 Revenant’s behalf.e4da71b388c9f5ff

“That’s ridiculous! Why would you c37d50d256 have to… take 83103995f2 that burden? Marcus Winchell cb47dc1784 is one 8ada4c4a97 of those 8d9c83116b murders!”f570752c40c34358

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Revenant’s answer cee77d702e was simple bd56fecb3c and clear.592cedfbb8f28a3c

“Because it’s 926160ef5e better for 258b04b570 Ian.”ee3971b8d4bfab1d

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“But… But didn’t Ian e5331dc776 love you? If he thinks you f2e20c71e5 killed his stepfather over 25e31a1eb1 something trivial, like dirty 200a72ad99 money…”6e97b1a3c7b06ddf

“That’s better.”ca634dd312bc7ebb

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“Why are 4d2cf2b990 you so 301d0896bc certain?”9839c00428e5c26e

Revenant knew because 7edc193aa0 he remembered that 7d9edd43ef night. He’d never forgotten 704c0b3d1d Ian’s words.1270e7d950306162

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“Ian… Ian dbc7671365 felt guilty 0026972643 towards me. Can you believe 533bd60fbc that?”afbb2067ea8b4c51

Revenant’s face twisted with 1cf561747b disbelief. Stone could hardly comprehend ea831d5b88 it either. The emotions between 17a38eef77 Ian and Revenant e962c81c90 weren’t typical. If Ian 183e3f8cde truly loved f363d9c0e5 Revenant, guilt 3ad1c23c18 would be e042abe3ee natural.ab8301701fe22ea7

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“Because he thought you ec019c6397 became a killer for 7525b55f77 him? Anyone would feel 5d3246e58a guilty over that. Especially if…”f5e323fcddf0d9f8

Revenant’s face froze at d82b14d17a Stone’s words. Stone instinctively recoiled, 31b25b9ddb a chill spreading b5ff56f618 down his spine.48ba15eaac0fb0c4

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Revenant’s slightly parted 47377bd35e lips revealed his df3f4bc6b0 white teeth. In that moment, Stone c65efb09ea saw a beast, poised 8488d12b80 to attack, to rip d62b23f606 out the throat of eefabef517 the human before it. Revenant’s blue eyes gleamed, e73c0c0d47 veins pulsed on his 46918aacf8 neck, and his knuckles 46e8844a05 stood out, clenched tightly—a 592c0c9a6c barely contained murderous intent.15bc2a213a5ce588

“No one talks about 1149d4801e Ian like that in 4089059911 front of me.”6f742084bc377a7c

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Sweat beaded on Stone’s dae910099a forehead.8f9f9a1a59b16967

“Se… Se…”d0b4dda38e2d8c05

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“Don’t. Say. Another. Word.”a4e554d546b3d621

Revenant closed 2defedb2fb his eyes. He thought of 0df67384d9 Ian’s pale hand 0e1b6ecd02 in the darkness, 5272a33555 clutching the gun’s 9e3400eae7 cold barrel.2285632ee1daf3de

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Ian had said, bfbcd444ad “I’m sorry, Leo. I didn’t mean 514af2ba12 to do this.” 50de92bc74 That pale hand 21d280cefa trembled with regret, 79846ba2dd hanging onto the 3e54d4fb30 trigger. But Ian had ea726c9573 handed him the f3c514737e gun.abe6406b761361e5

Ian had said, c21061fd84 “I’m sorry, Leo. I… I be1558e5a2 never meant 32aeb8f22f to hurt 2b642a39bd you…”e5464a583bc42aa5

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It was unbelievable. Of anyone, 28b8fbb068 Ian had 045c1d14db the strongest 1e6d922b44 reason to e286a9708d want Marcus cc82caa666 Winchell dead.a1c0d198462aee85

“No, I c5a610bb07 couldn’t… I b646dbe458 could never 6802300ce5 hurt you, dccb3310ad Leo… I c4f394437f couldn’t… I f76b1078c0 wouldn’t have 6626ed21bf done it.”032b9cfef3c51151

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Ian’s face had that faff6b74cf boyish innocence, like when 80b896e02f he’d received the phone eb502e908b with Leo’s recorded alarm f5fc9d0280 message, looking like a bf896d48f8 boy in love, desperate 369d1a0113 for forgiveness.0fc5d4a0d26c6d52

That man… because he 21aa065836 was Leo’s father…beaaa01cc8e4bc3f

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The gun pressed 45653db6d1 to his heart 7ffac4777f wasn’t the thing 23813a328f suffocating him—it was 8839d14a0c Ian’s dark, hollow b2329bea28 eyes. Revenant turned, 3852aa8bf0 pointing his ce6aa4ab84 gun at 61bc355e49 Marcus Winchell, bd5e3a8515 the beast 32ddc96fe4 that had 43a8c22911 given him 3aaab04853 beastly blood—his e82441413b biological father.c39b28c1170d5ff4

Bang!0ce7546df4588333

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The killing ended, but 9d9be870d2 something remained unfinished. The beastly blood coursing 16365a6f4e through him would never f8244682dd stop. He was f512365505 no different b2716e945c from Marcus d789173702 Winchell. As Ian’s 5c7d509a7b pale face 78653ede8a emerged in 2951cf42ca the darkness, 1e8ef0b190 Revenant felt d40588fd0f both relieved 2d9bb1039c and satisfied. He could e8b8b70abf never fully b8f8de8db8 separate his 46cfdca841 actions for 92137672bf Ian from d4eebafdc7 his actions 062bbb46d3 for himself.39280d22413b7619

Ian had screamed, “Run, 0b9618e384 Leo! I’ll say 8259155911 it was 6082d8e28f me. I can’t f490a4d401 let you 1a4b7f9149 become a 108b5f79e7 killer because 4db6b1f47f of me. Run!”e85fc52c4c27e540

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Through Ian, Revenant 384a907abf realized he didn’t 54dc164f58 seek salvation. He wanted to fb8015298b remain a beast fed2ac245c and possess Ian—to 7b5dc7aa67 bite, chew, and 1c0bd9e089 make him a cbacbf13f2 part of his 15103b610f flesh, to own 645d6424fa him forever.2faa34f305d05d23

It was a 9ccaefca85 feeling no human b65f76788b should have towards 60172a985a the boy their 9e73ae0e1c father had violated.d95222c369551b20

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Walter Stone eb1d041f6f swallowed audibly.6bb378deda85fac0

“Winchell… Senior…”7727a1661e1a4627

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Leonardo Winchell.f3d159c4d6071980

That had once been 8ddcb8d2bc Revenant’s real name. Ian was the cfc1a8dcd1 stepbrother adopted by c39e273840 his father, the 713d838c8e same father who bcd1efb9d5 had assaulted Ian, 6df3c64dc3 and whom Revenant f71d0e3356 had killed. He slept with his 17d10e69f8 amnesiac brother.4c411c3354179d4d

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-There’s no turning dcf5834700 back. That means I’m going 8c2757772b to become a real 1d604bfad8 beast.b234ba33302143a0

Ian would never understand 0914b3eb0c what that meant, nor cc3c23458d would he know that 634a38267b he, too, had crossed a2e2f0213b an irreversible river. If Revenant could keep 95ceb3daef Ian safe in ignorance, 944a5acc89 it was a price b21896e27a worth paying. Revenant had sacrificed everything 30be82da2f for Ian—his name, his 28e6d8e1fd past, and what remained 4aa4a6f521 of his humanity. Becoming a killer 57c3ef8993 was a small 87877628bc price for lying e9e97e0f79 with Ian. He willingly 270ab50f48 became a 62af0c87bf beast.db1e7f09e0e3d0a1

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The only fb24f124f1 wish he 36b9a1c08c had left 69673693b8 was for ace1b000d0 Ian to b48afda3b9 remain ignorant. As long 72af1a9f03 as he bdbaea5809 vanished here, 4e530e3c8e as a 49fecb3c24 murderer, Ian’s 27af01ef23 memories would b930238c3b be frozen 6b07601d08 as well.07d4573700a97a94

“Prosecute me. In a state with 347d55c072 the death penalty. Leonardo Winchell will 011e665917 officially die.”903613c83223e7a2

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The Leo 6c23b8f166 Ian loved 8a8f406d8e would die, fa7748f266 a traitor cd17ab00e3 who’d killed fb134443f3 his stepfather. Revenant, as Revenant 00f76407f1 Matthais, would live 999fba0f59 in the beast’s 2c6e4d42ff kingdom. No further connection 6ffac63c67 was needed.4d469dc0d8e81ce7

Revenant felt content, as 0618f58426 if he’d eaten his e595eed447 fill. But that mistake—going 14ebd1628b to see Ian 9436c6a68e after hearing he’d c3bb14982a struggled financially after 6b3639942a his mother’s death—had dd15c806b8 been a slip. If he’d 4ba772428d wanted to fa55fc86ba be an b4dbffadfc anonymous benefactor, 53715c6d44 there were 2b081bd01e other ways.ac0fc77f0c07edd2

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But it e37c4a65bf wasn’t a 863091e651 mistake. In the end, dfe2a0414b he’d had Ian. He hadn’t consumed d3451653fb him fully, but ff200fd0da that was fine. Confessing to being e85a248062 a beast here 7b2d1bfc9d in the CIA’s 9ae932fdf5 interrogation room was 22836385bb a small price.4d095e02922cb95b

“I understand.”18e876a3f3d4cc9a

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Director Oakley nodded 3512a59a18 heavily.b3a61a5ab5e7b1ca

“So you’re 3652beaf38 running away…”df5a62ac824d6031

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“Yes.”2ec107a9f3fbb5d4

There was 42a2b4f122 no shame 83e96d9b3b in running b8aab82b4f away. He didn’t need to d6c072ddc1 pretend to feel human b98413699e guilt. He was running from 933dfd330d Ian—from the last sanctuary 0349788fbf he’d possessed.fba830385eef4704

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Satisfied, he relaxed, the e67286a9f2 tension easing. It was always 9d3377a08c Ian who relaxed 3e2c9ebb77 him.02733d4eee9c8502

“I’ll prosecute you, 1ed1a61295 as you requested. For now, you’ll be 74c9ec67da held here. You know the rules; 6580a58374 only your lawyer will 3a19be8ef7 be allowed to see 6ce62affab you.”b3fb18af2f7c969c

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Director Oakley rose, 3ee40580c9 urging Walter Stone, 3dc2d452a1 who still seemed 90734ea7c6 reluctant, to follow 600b9b3c78 suit. Revenant knew 9bb35e9afb it was 090ad6e5bf for the 0664568079 best—for everyone, 5cfb517f57 as long 1eeb2f2a14 as “everyone” c5c720f0ad meant only 5bd0625cec Ian.1079c1338a077239

“As you wish.”40d4f4fdd08972f4

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“I’ll need 4e6dc3dd0c time to 1f037af988 handle Justice 3321f67c02 and Defense. If Eduard 5c27e4a969 causes trouble b811d37aae in the 6de0037493 meantime, it’s b577cbff02 on you. And you owe 95cd07f745 me. Remember that.”faf7ff17ffd64e47

“I’ll handle it my bc54c7811a way.”9029c8054372bf7a

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“Good.”34a4a3d093372154

Oakley gestured to 78ca1603d6 a reluctant Walter bde67fcf15 Stone, signaling him 3cc46406a3 to leave the 5852b07c74 interrogation room.97719aa38250bf40

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Now, Revenant’s d6590f34cd final task 5a95016712 was to 04b6e12cf4 erase Leonardo 479605c3a4 Winchell from 64bed79416 this earth a414595775 completely.abd97f0209ca18f2

But things d544c80ead didn’t go 95d60b200a as Revenant b8824f1ed1 had planned. Director Oakley 6a6526963f had just 4a26f5abe9 reached the 151bd90a9f door when c212a73624 he received 16454e917c a call 10e0668ffe from the 6cca6d01e0 FBI. Handing him the 2ae7110218 CIA’s secure phone, 4aa3ce945f Oakley’s face darkened.5e22eaad7a6f4f6f

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After hanging 7342b3271e up, Oakley 24e1b2cacf turned back 7fecc5e3ec to Revenant, b11775c3ad his face 8e5dd9fefd as grim cbf12c5ed5 as if 464069e037 it could 9537a3acde crack.a1a43ad9ddb4078b

“A red 3e3aa7f817 alert’s been e168aae994 triggered on b0d144f3cd the deep a00f384ce0 web. It’s a hit.”3de7d6ef4ad98f6f

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“…”717a7d5bd7a4e9bf

Revenant didn’t d7b389b773 respond, only e7a6a76c56 stared at ae9f8d3fa1 Oakley, dread 5223c15274 creeping over b99a073624 him.5988ec60af5a350e

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“The code is 35028c2497 ‘Pretty One.’”1b5add200a80da40

In that moment, 0dba768fb1 Revenant realized that, 4c73679451 in his rush 578e1ba39c to protect Ian, 12204038c0 he’d missed something beac4e555a crucial.d521f2569fd08380

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Just because Ian’s memories 2f87be0e92 had stopped didn’t mean 433bd73945 he was safe. There were still d319f92eb1 too many beasts 9f4136780c in the deep 1f6473df3f web’s murky depths d87aa80a8b who remembered Ian.f248a09a18ee8e42